Thompson RCMP continue to investigate a fatality early this morning after a two-vehicle head-on collision that occurred approximately two kilometres north of Thompson on Provincial Route 391.
One adult male, the sole occupant of one vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene, and four occupants of the other vehicle sustained various non life-threatening injuries, said Sgt. Rob Collen, Thompson RCMP detachment media spokesman. The accident was reported around 7 a.m.
Alcohol and speed are being examined as factors in the accident, Collen said.
The identity of the deceased driver is not being released at this time pending notification of next-of-kin, Collen said, however, several sources have told the Thompson Citizen and Nickel Belt News the person killed in the accident is a young pilot with Missinippi Airways, which is headquartered in The Pas.
The Thompson Airport is not far from the scene of the fatal accident.
No charges have been laid at this time and the investigation is continuing with the assistance of an RCMP collision analyst, Collen said.
